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12 of 19(63%)reviewers would recommend this to a friend.

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Review 1 for NAC Orchestra Family Adventures

5/5

Wonderful way to sample Beethovens work

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- Sat, Jan 10, 2015 @

Posted 01/13/2015

by CelloSoul

Location:Ottawa Valley

Fun and light way to be introduced to Beethovens work. NAC orchestra was fantastic. I went home and started to listen to Beethoven pieces to add to my repertoire. Thoroughly enjoyed my hour .

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Review 2 for NAC Orchestra Family Adventures

1/5

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- Sat, Jan 11, 2014 @

Posted 01/20/2014

by Anonymous

Location:Ottawa

My kids (11 and 6) didn't like it nor did my mother. They were bored and very disappointed. It was also very cheesy that only the first 3/4 of the book was read. A Very cheesy tactic and icing on the cake for insult.

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Review 3 for NAC Orchestra Family Adventures

4/5

The Hockey Sweater was well received!

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- Sat, Jan 11, 2014 @

Favourite moment: The actual story telling with the mention of the rivalry between the Habs and the Toronto Maple Leafs. @

Posted 01/14/2014

by Cattleranch

Location:Stittsville, ON

This performance exposed my son to various types of performers and it was well received by the audience.

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- Sat, Jan 11, 2014 @

Favourite moment: The actual story telling with the mention of the rivalry between the Habs and the Toronto Maple Leafs. @

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Review 4 for NAC Orchestra Family Adventures

5/5

The hockey Sweater

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- Sat, Jan 11, 2014 @

Favourite moment: The narration of the book by Roch Carrier with the music composed by Abigail Richardson @

Posted 01/14/2014

by Newtocats

Location:Richmond Ontario

The performance was very entertaining; with Ken Dryden, Roch Carrier, the orchestra, conductor and the dance performers.

I was impressed with the event; not impressed with the parking fees.

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- Sat, Jan 11, 2014 @

Favourite moment: The narration of the book by Roch Carrier with the music composed by Abigail Richardson @

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Review 5 for NAC Orchestra Family Adventures

5/5

An amazing experience!

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- Sat, Jan 11, 2014 @

Favourite moment: To top it off, after the performance, we had the good fortune to meet both M. Carrier and Mr. Dryden. A day for the books, to be sure! @

Posted 01/14/2014

by brittvgirl

Location:Ottawa

The Hockey Sweater as presented by the NACO, and hosted by Ken Dryden, was wonderful. The opportunity to see and hear M. Carrier read his classic aloud, with specially commissioned music playing behind him, and illustrations from the story on the big screen, was an experience I will remember forever.

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- Sat, Jan 11, 2014 @

Favourite moment: To top it off, after the performance, we had the good fortune to meet both M. Carrier and Mr. Dryden. A day for the books, to be sure! @

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Review 6 for NAC Orchestra Family Adventures

5/5

Refreshing!

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- Sat, Jan 11, 2014 @

Posted 01/14/2014

by AlwaysAnik

Location:Vanier, ON

I bought tickets to this event without even knowing what it was, exactly. All I knew was that my husband (a Habs fan) and I (a Leafs fan) were avid fans of Roch Carrier's book and had to see what it was all about.It was tremendous! The NAC orchestra was wonderful, as was seeing Ken Dryden!

Overall, a truly refreshing and enjoyable experience!

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Review 7 for NAC Orchestra Family Adventures

5/5

Energetic and Engaging!

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Favourite moment: The conductor's liveliness and engagement...I think it was his referee shirt! @

Posted 01/14/2014

by Vimy

Location:Stittsville

What a treat! The Hockey Sweater was much more than we expected. The interaction of the NAC Orchestra with Roch Carrier's narration added a great dimension to the performance! Very unique elements led to the actual reading. The timing was perfect and our family will never forget the unique delivery of this iconic Canadian story. Encore!!!

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- Sat, Jan 11, 2014 @

Favourite moment: The conductor's liveliness and engagement...I think it was his referee shirt! @

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Review 8 for NAC Orchestra Family Adventures

4/5

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- Ottawa @

- Sat, Nov 16, 2013 @

Posted 11/20/2013

by Anonymous

just right duration, good before-show activities, good introduction to the musical instruments

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Review 9 for NAC Orchestra Family Adventures

2/5

Would have rated it higher if tickets were cheaper

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- Sat, Apr 27, 2013 @

Favourite moment: Throat singing @

Posted 04/29/2013

by Leftar

Location:Ottawa

The show was ok... Reasonable. My 8 year old enjoyed it. My 14 year old did not. I guess I would have recommended it if ticket prices were lower. I'm really interested in learning more about aboriginal art and culture, and I'm sure many people are, and it would be a shame if they were turned away by the cost of tickets.

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- Sat, Apr 27, 2013 @

Favourite moment: Throat singing @

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Review 10 for NAC Orchestra Family Adventures

2/5

It was a bit odd

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- Sat, Feb 9, 2013 @

Posted 02/11/2013

by kellyj06

Location:Ottawa

Sorry to say that we didn't enjoy this event. The beginning with the conductor was entertaining and informative but had nothing to do with Green Eggs and Ham which was odd to me. Then when the concert moved into the Green Eggs and Ham part it was odd and almost uncomfortable to watch. The Sam-I-Am character wasn't in costume while the other character was but it wasn't clear what kind of costume it was supposed to be. The recipient of Sam-I-Am's pestering was obviously talented but maybe not the right person for the job. It was often unclear what she was singing and the operatic tricks were a bit much for small children. My son complained she was shouting too much. I wish I had of known it was also to be a mixed bilingual performance. Many times what was said in French was not repeated in English and I"m sure vice versa and I had to constantly whisper to my son what they were talking about. I expected more fun and playfulness in a performance named after the famous Dr. Seuss book. My son wanted to leave several times.

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- Sat, Feb 9, 2013 @

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Review 11 for NAC Orchestra Family Adventures

3/5

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- Sat, Feb 9, 2013 @

Posted 02/11/2013

by Panther2011

This is performance is for an older child. I took my 4.5 year old, while she enjoyed the acting at the end; the beginning she was a bit bored. Her comments was when was the Cat and the Hat coming out.

I also think she would get more out of the performance if she had some music lessons.

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- Sat, Feb 9, 2013 @

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Review 12 for NAC Orchestra Family Adventures

2/5

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- Sat, Oct 13, 2012 @

Posted 11/06/2012

by Anonymous

Location:Nepean

Story hard to understand. Dad and daughter did not enjoy the performance.

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Review 13 for NAC Orchestra Family Adventures

3/5

ordinary

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- Sat, Oct 13, 2012 @

Favourite moment: L'essenciel est invisible pour les yeux @

Posted 10/16/2012

by ebigelow

Was suppose to be bilingual...

Kids got lost in english frenchfrench english

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- Sat, Oct 13, 2012 @

Favourite moment: L'essenciel est invisible pour les yeux @

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Review 14 for NAC Orchestra Family Adventures

5/5

Emily saves the Orchestra

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- Sat, Apr 28, 2012 @

Posted 05/07/2012

by AnonymousA

It was a nice concert that teached kids different things (i.e. rythm, melody, harmony, tone) about music in a funny, entertaining play. I would reccomend it for anyone with children.

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Review 15 for NAC Orchestra Family Adventures

2/5

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- Sat, Apr 28, 2012 @

Posted 05/02/2012

by Anonymous

We took our 1.5 and 4 year olds to this show. First of all, I was charged an adult price for my 1.5 year old (to sit on my lap), and second of all, my four year old wanted to leave the entire time because of the scary character in the show who kept making loud noises into the microphone. He was extremely frightened by the monster. Definitely would not recommend to anyone under the age of 5 or 6.

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- Sat, Apr 28, 2012 @

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Review 16 for NAC Orchestra Family Adventures

5/5

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- Sat, Jan 14, 2012 @

Posted 01/16/2012

by Anonymous

Excellent performance for both adult and children. Also liked that it was not to long for young children. My 5 year old daughter can only sit still for about 1 hour.

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- Sat, Jan 14, 2012 @

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Review 17 for NAC Orchestra Family Adventures

5/5

Great orchestra!

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- Sat, Oct 29, 2011 @

Favourite moment: A. Lloyd Webber music... It was very powerfull @

Posted 11/04/2011

by Teatral

Amazing concert!Well organized and well played.I expected more from the musicworkshop before the concert.I think kids would like to hear how the sound comes from a certain instrument, some stories about it, challenges in plaing on an instrument.

Thank you so much for doing that! It's a great idea!

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- Sat, Oct 29, 2011 @

Favourite moment: A. Lloyd Webber music... It was very powerfull @

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Review 18 for NAC Orchestra Family Adventures

5/5

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- Ottawa @

- Sat, Oct 30, 2010 @

Posted 11/01/2010

by Anonymous

Excellent! Just the right amount of time for young kids. I loved that it was bilingual!

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- Sat, Oct 30, 2010 @

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Review 19 for NAC Orchestra Family Adventures

4/5

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- Ottawa @

- Sat, Oct 30, 2010 @

Posted 11/01/2010

by Anonymous

Location:Gatineau

This was the first show my 4.5 year old went to. He loved it and we brought the other three shows as well. The only thing I would suggest to have more languages (both English and French) for younger kids that allow them to be part of the story! Besides that, everything was cool!